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Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.![[dragon]](/data/assets/smilies/dragon.gif "[dragon] [dragon]")
Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
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The thing is, you need to escape the backslash and escape the quote. The formula is:
Where n is the amount of quote nesting, the number of total characters (backslashes + quote) is 2^n. So, if there is no quote nesting, use 1 character (quote by itself). If it is nested once, use 2 characters (backslash and quote).
This can really add up! Use combinations of double and single quotes wherever possible.
The thing is, you need to escape the backslash and escape the quote. The formula is:
Where n is the amount of quote nesting, the number of total characters (backslashes + quote) is 2^n. So, if there is no quote nesting, use 1 character (quote by itself). If it is nested once, use 2 characters (backslash and quote).
This can really add up! Use combinations of double and single quotes wherever possible.
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